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The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) is an annual event dedicated to honouring accomplishments in the South Indian film industry. SIIMA recently celebrated its 11th edition. After recognising outstanding achievements in the Telugu and Kannada film industries on the first day of the event, the second day honoured the Tamil and Malayalam industries.
R. Madhavan received recognition for his directorial debut, Rocketry – The Nambi Effect, winning the title of Best Debutant Director (Tamil) for the year. Additionally, he was honoured with the Best Actor award for his performance in the film. The event also saw an Extraordinary Achievement Award presented to the renowned filmmaker Mani Ratnam, while the movie PS-1 dominated and took home several awards.
In Malayalam cinema, Vineeth Sreenivasan won Best Director for Hridayam, Nna Thaan Case Kodu received the Best Film award, and Basil Joseph was recognised with a Special Jury Appreciation Award for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey.
Tamil awards list:
Extraordinary Achievement Award – Mani Ratnam
Best Film – Ponniyin Selvan – 1
Best Director – Lokesh Kanagara for Vikram
Popular Choice Best Actor (Male) – Kamal Haasan for Vikram
Popular Choice Best Actor (Female) –Trisha for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Best Actor (Critics) (Male) – R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Best Actor (Critics) (Female) –Keerthy Suresh for Saani Kaayidham
Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Kaali Venkat for Gargi
Best Supporting Actor (Female) – Vasanthi for Vikram
Best Actor (Negative Role) – S J Suryah for Don
Best Music Director – Anirudh Ravichander for Vikram
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kamal Hassan for Vikram
Best Playback Singer (Female) (Tamil) – Jonita Gandhi for Arabic Kuthu
Best Lyric writer – Ilango Krishnan for Ponni Nadhi
Best Debut Actor (Male) – Pradeep Ranganathan for Love Today
Best Debut Actor (Female) – Aditi Shankar for Viruman
Best Debut Producer – Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi
Best Actor (Comedy Role) – Yogi Babu for Love Today
Best Cinematographer (Tamil) – Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Best Production Designer – Thota Tharani for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Best Debut Director – R Madhavan for Rocketry – The Nambi Effect
Malayalam awards list:
Best Director – Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridayam
Best Film – Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Actor (Female) – Kalyani Priyadarshan for Bro Daddy
Best Actor (Male) – Tovino Thomas for Thallumaala
Best Actor (Critics) (Female) – Darshana Rajendran’for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Best Actor (Critics) (Male) – Kunchacko Boban for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Cinematographer – Sharan Velayudhan for Saudi Vellakka
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Mridula Warrier for Mayilpeeli
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Job Kurian for Pakalo Kaanaathe
Best Lyric Writer – Vinayak Sasikumar For Parudeesa
Best Music Director – Hesham Abdul Wahab for Hridayam.
Special Jury Appreciation Award – Basil Joseph for aya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Best Supporting actor (Female) – Bindu Panicker for Rorschach
Best Debut Actor (Female) – Gayathrie Shankar for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Lal for Mahaveeryar.
Best Debut Director – Abhinav Sunder Nayak for Mukundan Unni Associates
Best Actor (Negative Role) – Vineeth Sreenivasan for Mukundan Unni Associates
Best Actor (Comedy Role) – Rajesh Madhavan for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Debut Producer – Unni Mukundan Films for Meppadiyan
The evening saw the coming together of the who’s who of the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. Madhavan and Kamal Haasan looked dapper in their suited look. Trisha dazzled in her black gown.
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